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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Period after Notice to Comply with Agreements in Indenture

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Period after Notice to comply with Reporting Obligations

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Period for Failure to Pay Final Judgments

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Period of Default when Due of Interest

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes Outstanding After Redemption

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Deferred loan costs.

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Conforming borrowing base.

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Debt to EBITDA Ratio

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Percentage of reserves required to maintain.

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Percentage Of Wholly-Owned Properties Secured By Mortgages

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Revolving credit agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Details)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Details)	Apr. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 21, 2015	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2012 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes				$ 390,959,000	$ 390,959,000					$ 0
Borrowings under Credit Agreement				0	0					$ 338,199,000
Borrowed under credit agreement				$ 0	$ 0
HEYCO
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Notes payable assumed in business combination									$ 11,982,000
Third Amended Credit Agreement
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Company amended and restated its senior secured revolving credit agreement			September 28, 2012
Senior secured revolving credit maximum facility											$ 500,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Credit Agreement, maturity date					Dec. 29, 2016
Percentage Of Wholly-Owned Properties Secured By Mortgages				80.00%	80.00%
Borrowing base								$ 450,000,000
Amount of conforming borrowing base								$ 375,000,000
Deferred loan costs				$ 1,100,000	$ 1,100,000
Borrowings under Credit Agreement				0	0
Outstanding letters of credit				600,000	$ 600,000
Repayments of outstanding borrowings				$ 465,000,000
Percentage of reserves required to maintain					100.00%
Debt to EBITDA Ratio					4.25
Third Amended Credit Agreement \| LIBOR rate
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings interest rate				1.00%
Third Amended Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Commitment fee percentage				0.375%
Third Amended Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Commitment fee percentage				0.50%
Federal Funds Effective Rate \| Third Amended Credit Agreement
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings interest rate				0.50%
Base Rate Loan \| Third Amended Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate				0.50%
Base Rate Loan \| Third Amended Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate				1.50%
Eurodollar \| Third Amended Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate				1.50%
Eurodollar \| Third Amended Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate				2.50%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2023
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes	$ 400,000,000
Borrowings interest rate	0.50%
Interest rate	6.875%
Notes maturity date	Apr. 15, 2023
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	35.00%
Percentage of aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding after redemption	65.00%
Percentage of principal outstanding	25.00%
Period when payment is due	30 days
Period for failure to comply with notice	180 days
Period after notice to comply	60 days
Aggregate principal amount related to payment defaults or accelerations per debt covenant terms	$ 25,000,000.0
Aggregate failure to pay final judgments (in excess of $25 million)	$ 25,000,000.0
Period for failure to pay final judgments	60 days
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2023 \| Time prior to April 15, 2018
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	106.875%
Notes Payable to Banks
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Short-term Debt				$ 11,982,000	$ 11,982,000
Notes Payable to Banks \| HEYCO
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Notes payable assumed in business combination									$ 12,500,000
Subsequent Event \| Third Amended Credit Agreement
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Credit Agreement, maturity date		Oct. 16, 2020
Amount of conforming borrowing base							$ 375,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit						$ 600,000
Borrowed under credit agreement						$ 0
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2023
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Interest rate		6.875%